Hi there!

[mistressofmuses]

Welcome to my journal!

Mostly this journal is a hybrid of personal, fandom, and writing posts.

I share a lot of little day-to-day things, griping about work or things like that.

Especially over the warmer months, I try to share a fair number of pictures taken when I go do interesting things or visit pretty places. While I'm not *great* about consistent tagging, the "hiking" or "doing things" tags will probably give you a sampling of those sorts of posts. Those are probably the most interesting posts of mine!

Probably the most constant thing that comes up in my journal is me posting about writing. I'm not an amazingly prolific writer, but it's definitely what I enjoy!

Unsurprisingly, my primary fannish activity is writing fanfiction. You can find a directory of my fic here.

For the last couple years, I've pretty exclusively written Kingdom Hearts AUs focusing on the Destiny Trio/SoRiKai OT3. (Despite having not played a KH game in a good decade or so, and not having the systems for any of the newer ones.) As of late 2022 I've started drifting slightly away from the KH fandom as a whole, though I don't think I'll ever completely lose my love for my beloved OT3.

The other fandom I've most recently written for for is Silent Hill, which I recognize is a bit of a 180.

Other fandoms that I'm more of a lurker in include: Good Omens, Zero Escape (999/Virtue's Last Reward/Zero Time Dilemma), Leverage [need to watch Redemption...], Captive Prince, The Witcher [mainly for the Netflix version, though I, uh, haven't watched it, so much as just followed some talented writers], Newsflesh, other Seanan McGuire/Mira Grant series, Yuri on Ice, Murderbot, and I'm sure plenty of others I'm just failing to remember at the moment!

I'm sort of questing for my next fandom obsession, ha.

I do also watch a lot of horror movies, haha. Good horror is great, and bad horror is hilarious, so it tends to be win/win to pick some mediocre streaming offerings.

Relatively few of my posts are locked currently. I'm always happy to make friends on DW - while it will probably never have the critical mass of LJ "back in the day", it's my favorite social-media-adjacent site. Feel free to add me or comment to say hi!

[This was my stickied post from January 02, 2022 until January 06, 2025.]

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Hello!

[ysabetwordsmith]

>>Especially over the warmer months, I try to share a fair number of pictures and things taken when I go do interesting things or visit pretty places.<<

I do the same. See my Photography tag for a tour of my Midwest yard. It's kind of a permaculture jungle, by which I mean it has all the layers of a rainforest, just shorter.

>>Probably the most constant thing that comes up in my journal is me posting about writing. I'm not an amazingly prolific writer, but it's definitely what I enjoy!<<

I post a LOT of writing, most original, some fanfic. I invite you to drop by my blog on Tuesday, January 4 for the Poetry Fishbowl with a theme of "short forms." Leave prompts, get poems!

>> Other fandoms that I'm more of a lurker in: Good Omens <<

I like that one too.

>>While I wouldn't say it quite counts as something fannish, I do also watch a lot of horror movies, haha. Good horror is great, and bad horror is hilarious, so it tends to be win/win to pick some mediocre streaming offerings.<<

I have a couple of series with horror motifs but not mood, and some other things that are actually horrifying. Most of my fans aren't into darkfic so those series are largely neglected, but the gothic fluff is quite popular. You might like Frankenstein's Family. If you see "WARNING" or "WARN ALL THE THINGS" in red letters, think before reading.

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[mistressofmuses]

I love the pictures of your yard! That's absolutely the kind of yard I someday hope to have - a little wild, a little garden, lots of stuff to attract pollinators and other wildlife!

(And I extra love your pictures of your visiting tree frogs! Any time I see frogs they wind up the highlight of my day, pretty much.)

Thanks for the recs! I'll definitely check out some of your stuff!

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[ysabetwordsmith]

>> I love the pictures of your yard! <<

Thank you!

>> That's absolutely the kind of yard I someday hope to have - a little wild, a little garden, lots of stuff to attract pollinators and other wildlife! <<

Look for resources on food forests, permaculture, and wildlife. Bear in mind that it takes a few years to get going, but once it does, nature will take over and you'll find things sprouting that you didn't plant. Elderberry, cup plant, and wild grapes are among my freefound items.

I have a honeybee tree. They've appeared several times before in a different tree, half of which fell down this summer. So it's a good thing they chose a different tree this time. I'm pleased because the previous one was ~20 feet from the house, while this one is bordering the prairie garden and well out of the way. \o/

>> (And I extra love your pictures of your visiting tree frogs! Any time I see frogs they wind up the highlight of my day, pretty much.) <<

Me too, I always give a little squee when I see them. I hope they stick around. I think they were coming to the house so much because of the porch lights making a good place to hunt bugs. I saw a few in other places too.

>> Thanks for the recs! I'll definitely check out some of your stuff! <<

Yay!

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[mistressofmuses]

For now I'm stuck in a studio apartment, but someday I hope for a yard! The yard when I was a kid was similar, and it's fantastic when things you didn't plant start showing up! (Black raspberries were my favorite that showed up, probably shared by a bird.)

But hooray for honeybees! I've also considered possibly trying to keep a hive in the future. (Also in the childhood house, we had a hive of honeybees living in the wall of my parents' bedroom for a time. Not completely ideal, but they were happy there, haha.)

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[ysabetwordsmith]

>>For now I'm stuck in a studio apartment, but someday I hope for a yard! <<

Keep an eye out for opportunities like a community garden or <a href="https://www.shareable.net/community-gardening-and-yard-sharing/>yardsharing</a>. >> The yard when I was a kid was similar, and it's fantastic when things you didn't plant start showing up! (Black raspberries were my favorite that showed up, probably shared by a bird.) << Yeah, I have black raspberries all over. Some are from my grandparents' stock, some from birds. I did actually plant some, but those don't do well. *shrug* Landrace black raspberries it is. The blackberries have done a bit better though. I still haven't found wild ones of those. >> But hooray for honeybees! I've also considered possibly trying to keep a hive in the future.<< Good idea. They need all the help they can get. >> (Also in the childhood house, we had a hive of honeybees living in the wall of my parents' bedroom for a time. Not completely ideal, but they were happy there, haha.) << 0_o You win.

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[mistressofmuses]

Those are good ideas! The apartment had a roof garden pre-Covid, but it was shut down like all the other community spaces. But I'm sure there are others that are still active (or will be in the spring).

My mom was (and is) an active gardener, so she didn't mind the bees in the wall, lol. Our fruit trees were always nicely productive! We even got to watch them swarm a few times, so it was a pretty happy hive. Though I'd love to have one that... didn't sometimes send honey dripping down our basement wall, lol.

[ihavenoarms]

nice

[mistressofmuses]

Thanks!

[spikedluv]

You did it! It looks great. And it appears we have an interest in some of the same fandoms . . . *g*

[mistressofmuses]

I did!

Thank you! I'll probably tweak it a bit down the line, but it does the job!

And hooray! I'm glad we've got at least a few fandoms of common interest! :D

[vriddy]

I enjoy your comments when I see them around Dreamwidth, and I think we generally have a similar perspective about fandom, and Dreamwidth. Thought I would drop by and say hi, this time :D

[mistressofmuses]

Hi! :D It's nice to see you here - I know I've seen you around in other journals and communities! I'm always glad to find people with similar general feelings toward fandom and fandom spaces and such.

[honigfrosch]

Saw you on inkingitout and decided to look at your journal because of your beautiful Bi icon! And your Habit Tracking cards are so pretty, I love them. I also like horror movies/novels. So that's why I decided to add you.

[mistressofmuses]

Nice to meet you! :D

[omens]

Hi from writethisfanfic, hope it's cool that I subscribed to youuu :D (don't feel like you have to give me access or anything, I just really like your photos! Dog & lilac pics and I was like *__*

[mistressofmuses]

Hello! :D Definitely cool to subscribe! I subscribed to you as well - love the photo posts already.

I post quite a lot of pictures of the dogs and flowers, haha. Also bugs once we have more interesting ones out again, lol.

[sleepysunnydayz]

hiii, i'm kind of new to this site and finding people i'm interested in following. i really like ur page, it's really pretty and we have some of the same interests . plus i like ur habit trackers! hope its okay that i added you, and stopped by to say hi!

[mistressofmuses]

Welcome and thank you! :) I personally love DW as a site, and I hope you find a home here! It's certainly different from a lot of the bigger and more active social media sites out there, but in a way that I personally find a lot more rewarding.

[re_vised]

Hey! I stumbled across your journal and we have some common interests (horror, animal lovers, the fact you have a "fuck this shit" tag, hiking) and I am looking for some new friends! I am a back-in-the-day LJer, and was hoping to get a little more activity on my reading list and make some new friends.

Most of my entries are not public, but I've added as a friend so you should be able to see them. :)

[mistressofmuses]

Nice to meet you! :D

I do miss ye olde LJ days. I know DW isn't likely to ever be quite the same, I do really enjoy the longer-form journaling space.

[re_vised]

Yes, I doubt DW will ever be the same as LJ was in the early 2000's. But DW is a good space!

[mistressofmuses]

DW is a really good space! It's kind of a breath of fresh air for me in the current social media landscape. I like things that move at a slower pace with longer-form communication! I am internet old, I'm afraid.